Watch: Landslide at Badrinath highway as incessant rains lash Uttarakhand

A massive landslide occurred in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district on Thursday.

Landslide took place at Badrinath national highway in Bajpur city.

Landslide was triggered by incessant rainfall.

Traffic movement in the area has Been disrupted and an operation to clear the route is underway, officials said.

No injuries were reported due to the calamity.

On July 16, the Badrinath Highway at Pagal Nala and Lam Bagar in Chamoli district was blocked due to falling of boulders after heavy rainfall.

Badrinath highway connects Gangotri to Uttarkashi.

The road movement is often affected due to landslides during heavy rains.

Meanwhile, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said that patches of moderate to intense convection lie over Uttarakhand adjoining Northwest Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Northeast Uttar Pradesh.

"Latest Satellite imagery and Radar imagery show patches of moderate to intense convection lies over Uttarakhand adjoining Northwest Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Northeast Uttar Pradesh, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim, Assam, and Meghalaya, coastal Andhra Pradesh and Lakshadweep area," the IMD tweeted.